But he put the Yankees in an early hole from which they never recovered.

We dug an early hole and they did a pretty good defensive job the rest of the game.

For some reason lately, we keep putting ourselves in an early hole.

He got in an early hole when three of the first four Giants hitters reached base.

Brown allowed 5 runs on 11 hits over six innings, putting the Yankees in an early hole again.

I think you can get a good start on the early holes.

But last night was an improved performance, even if he put the Yankees in an early hole against the Indians.

In the meantime, Leary put himself in an early hole.

A comeback from a 3-0 early hole was vanquished.

With the series tied 1-1, he fell into an early 3-0 hole but the Mets bounced back twice to win 8-4.